Tomato Cheddar Soup Recipes

TOMATO-CHEDDAR SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and sauté until lightly softened, about 3 min. Stir tomato paste and flour into onion for 1 min. Slowly whisk in milk and broth to avoid lumps. Stir in tomatoes and season lightly with salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 min.
• Using a hand blender, purée soup until smooth. Press through a fine mesh strainer to remove seeds. Return soup to pan and bring back to a simmer. Stir in Worcestershire sauce and 3/4 cup (175 mL) cheese until melted.
• Ladle soup into bowls. Garnish each with remaining cheese and fresh thyme leaves.

TOMATO CHEDDAR SOUP

Steps:

• HEAT oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onions and cook, stirring often, until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and stir for 30 seconds. Add flour and stir for 1 minute longer. REMOVE from heat. Add tomatoes, crushing each into smaller pieces with your hand as you add. Add remaining liquid from can and stir tomatoes into onion mixture until well combined. Add chicken or vegetable broth, half-and-half or milk and thyme; stir together well. RETURN to heat and bring to boil. Adjust heat to maintain simmer, cover pot and cook soup for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally to be sure nothing is sticking to bottom of pot. REMOVE from heat. Remove and discard thyme stems. Add cheese a handful at a time, stirring each time until cheese is melted. PUREE soup in blender in two batches until smooth. Return to pot. Season with salt and pepper. PLACE over medium-high heat and stir until heated through. Serve topped with additional grated cheddar, plus garlic croutons if desired. NOTE: Freezing unused portions in airtight containers is recommended for this recipe. To thaw, leave the container in the refrigerator overnight until thawed and warm gently, stirring often, in a small saucepan over medium-low heat.

CHEESIEST TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a blender or food processor, puree tomatoes with liquid until smooth. Pour into a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir in broth, cheese and tomato paste. Season with parsley, basil, tarragon, thyme, salt and pepper. Simmer 30 minutes, stirring frequently, until cheese is melted and smooth and flavors are well blended.

POTATO AND CHEDDAR SOUP

Steps:

• Using a medium sized stock pot bring water to a boil, add potatoes and cook until tender. Drain reserving 1 cup liquid.
• Stir in butter, onion and flour. Season with salt and pepper. Gradually stir in potatoes, reserved liquid, milk, sugar, cheese, and ham. Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring frequently.

TOMATO-CHEDDAR SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, and sauté until lightly softened, about 3 minutes. Stir tomato paste and flour into onion for 1 minute. Slowly whisk in milk and broth to avoid lumps. Stir in tomatoes and season lightly with salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes.
• Using a hand blender, purée soup until smooth. Press through a fine mesh strainer to remove seeds. Return soup to pan and bring back to a simmer. Stir in Worcestershire sauce and 3/4 cup cheese until melted.
• Ladle soup into bowls. Garnish each with remaining cheese and fresh thyme leaves.

SOUTHERN TOMATO PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Fit pie crust inside a 9-inch pie plate, pressing into the bottom and up the sides of the plate. Fold crust edges under; crimp as desired. Place a piece of parchment paper over crust in pie plate, leaving a 3-inch overhang. Fill with pie weights or dried beans.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Carefully remove parchment paper and pie weights. Continue baking until crust is light golden brown, 5 to 8 minutes more. Transfer to a wire rack; cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Meanwhile, slice tomatoes crosswise into 1/4-inch thick slices; arrange tomato slices in a single layer on paper towels. Sprinkle with 3/4 teaspoon of the salt; let stand for 20 minutes. Pat tomato slices dry with paper towels.
• Whisk together mayonnaise and cream cheese until combined and smooth. Fold in 1 1/4 cups Cheddar cheese, egg, flour, garlic, cayenne, black pepper, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt until combined.
• Spread half of the Cheddar mixture in the pie crust. Layer with 1/3 of the tomato slices in slightly overlapping circles. Repeat procedure with remaining Cheddar mixture and another third of tomato slices. Top with remaining tomato slices in slightly overlapping circles. Sprinkle with Parmesan and remaining 1/4 cup Cheddar cheese.
• Bake pie in the preheated oven until filling is set and lightly browned on top, 30 to 35 minutes, tenting crust with aluminum foil to prevent excess browning, if needed. Let stand for at least 30 minutes before serving. Garnish with thinly sliced basil before serving.

TOMATO POTATO CHEDDAR SOUP

Steps:

• In large stock pot, bring beer and broth to a boil. Add potatoes, bay leaves, basil and oregano. Boil for about 30 mins or till potatoes are soft, stiring occasionally to prevent sticking.
• Melt butter in a large fry pan. Add onions, celery, carrots, garlic and tomatoes. Simmer on low till very soft and pasty. This may take 20 to 30 minutes.
• Add remaining ingredients except for cheese to tomato mixture, mix well. Add the tomato mixture to the potatoes and add cheese. Bring back to simmer long enough to heat through.
• Remove bay leaves and enjoy.

TOMATO-CHEDDAR SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the onion and sauté until soft but not brown, about 4 minutes.
• Add the crushed tomatoes, 2 1/2 cups water, pepper, and salt. Bring to a low boil, reduce the heat to low, and simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add the cheese and cream and stir until the cheese melts, about 2 minutes. Serve hot.
• Make Ahead
• The soup will keep, covered, in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 6 months. Gently reheat over low heat, stirring frequently to avoid burning.

TOMATO, DILL AND WHITE CHEDDAR SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add leeks and sauté until tender, about 6 minutes. Add tomatoes and their juices, broth, chopped dill and cayenne and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered until tomatoes are very soft and flavors blend, about 20 minutes.
• Working in batches, puree soup in processor until smooth. Return to same pot. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.) Bring to simmer over medium-low heat. Season with salt and pepper. Gradually whisk in sour cream (do not boil).
• Ladle soup into bowls. Arrange cheese atop each. Garnish with dill sprigs.